Drain-spout.



J. M.'VAN TASSEL.

DRAIN SPOUT.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1911.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

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IAPH C0.,WASHXNGTON D c awuemtoz JEFFERSON MILLER VAN TASSEL, OFCONNEAUT, OHIO.

DRAIN-SPOUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 24, 1911.

Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Serial No. 616,615.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON M. VAN TAssnL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Conneaut, in the county of Ashtabula and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drain-Spouts, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to drain spouts and more particularly to new andnovel means for connecting a drain pipe to a gutter or eavestrough.

The invention has for its primary object to provide a device of theabove character whereby the connection of the drain pipe to the troughmay be easily and quickly accomplished.

Another object of the invention is to provide means arranged upon thetrough or gutter spout toprevent the entrance and accumulation of leavesand other refuse matter in the drain pipe thereby obviating allliability of the same becoming clogged.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a gutter spout ofsuch construction that the same may be quickly and securely connected tothe trough or gutter at the end thereof whereby the necessity ofsoldering the same in various places as is now the common practice, iseliminated.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 is a side elevation of aneavestrough or gutter showing the drain pipe connected to one endthereof by means of my improved device; Fig. 2 is a top plan' view; Fig.3 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the gutter spout or connecting member.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates an eavestrough which issupported in the usual hangers 6 which are rigidly secured to the eavesor roof of a building. This trough as shown in Fig. 2 is ofsubstantially semi-circular form in cross section and at one of itslongitudinal edges is bent upon itself to provide a tubular bead 7. Thedrain pipe, as indicated at 8, is connected to the end of theeavestrough by means of the spout connection 9 which embodies thepresent invention. This spout is formed from a single sheet of metalwhich is of substantially conical form and has a flattened side 10 whichforms the end wall of the spout; The upwardly and outwardly dlvergingsides of the connecting member are also flat and merge into thecylindrical lower end 11 of the spout which is connected by solder inthe ordinary manner to the upper end of the drain pipe.' As shown inFig. 4, the side of the spout opposite to the end wall 10 thereof is cutaway as indicated at 12, the edge of such cut away portion engagingclosely upon the outer periphery of the eavestrough to which it isadapted to be soldered to provide a water tight connection. One of theside walls of the spout has a flange 13 formed thereon. This flange isdisposed at an acute angle to the side wall and is adapted to bereceived and moved within the tubular bead 7 on the edge of theeavestrough. The end of the trough is also cut away as indicated at 14;,the edge thereof extending slightly within the cut away side 12 of thespout. The outer side wall of the member 9 is bent upon itself at itsupper edge as indicated at 15 and engages over the upperouter edge ofthe eavestrough to securely retain the member 9 in position thereon.

A rod 16 is arranged upon the upper edge of the end wall 11 of themember 9 and is secured thereon by means of the flange 17 which is bentover upon the oppositely disposed extremities 16 of said rod. Thisflange is bent down closely against the end wall of the spout member andeffectually prevents the longitudinal movement of the rod. A sheet ofrecticulated metal 18 is secured at one end to the rod 17 and extendsover the cut away end portion of the eavestrough above the drain pipe,the free end of this reticulated member resting upon the bottom of thetrough. By means of this member 18, the entrance of leaves or otherrefuse material into the drain pipe is prevented, such matter restingupon the member 18 from which it is eventually blown off by the wind orotherwise removed.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is believed that the construction and operation of thedevice will be readily understood. The ease and quickness with which theconnection of the drain pipe to the eavestrough may be made constitutesthe essential feature of the invention and in making such connection,the angular flange 14 is inserted within the end of the tubular bead onthe trough and the spout moved into its proper position when the otheredge 15 of the outer wall of the member 9 is bent over the outer upperedge of the trough to rigidly fix said member in position. Solder is nowapplied to the cutaway edge 11 of the member 9 upon the sides and bottomof the eavestrough to efiectually prevent the escape of watertherebetween. In this manner the drain pipe may be easily and quicklyconnected without requiring the application of solder to a large numberof places as is the present mode of making such connections. The deviceis also extremely inexpensive. It is also very durable and theconnection between the drain pipe and the eavestrough will be maintainedeven when the solder finally becomes broken.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction and form ofmy invention, it will be understood that the same is susceptible of manyminor modifications without departing from the essential feature orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

If desired the connection may be made at any point on the eavestrough bysimply cutting out the rear wall 10 of the connecting member so that theedges lie closely upon the periphery of the trough. Theconnecting'member 9 may alsobe formed with an integral extension ifdesired to receive the upper end of the pipe 8.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: I

l. The combination with an eavestrough having a tubular bead formed onone edge, of a drain pipe connection consisting of a substantiallyfunnel-shaped member provided with a flange for engagement in saidtubular bead, the said member having a portion adapted to be bent overthe other longitudinal edge of the eavestrough to rig idly secure saidconnecting member thereto.

2. The combination with an eavestrough having a tubular bead formed onone of its longitudinal edges, of a drain pipe connection consisting ofa substantially funnelshaped member having an end wall and side wallsdisposed at right angles thereto, an inclined flange formed on' theupper edge of one of the side walls for engagement in the tubular beadon the eavestrough, the upper edge of the other side wall of said memberbeing adapted for engagement over the other edge of the eavestrough torigidly secure said member thereto.

3. The combination with an eavestrough having a tubular bead formed onone of its longitudinal edges, of a drain pipe connection consisting ofa substantially funnelshaped member having a flange for engagement inthe bead on the trough, means on said member to rigidly secure the sameto the trough, a rod secured to the upper edge of said member, and areticulated member secured to said rod extending into the end of thetrough and over the. drain pipe.

4. The combination with an eavestrough having a bead formed on one ofits longi tudinal edges, of a drain pipe connection consisting of asubstantially funnel-shaped member having a flat end wall and side wallsextending at right angles thereto, an

JEFFERSON MILLER VAN TASSEL.

lVitnesses:

C. V. FILBY, R. S. PARKER.

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